This is all taken from that Donnie Darko weirdo who said that there are only two "emotions," fear and love.

Well, there are far more than two emotions. Humans are ruled by all of them.

Fear keeps us from dangerous things. Fear has kept us alive. Is it healthy to let it overwhelm you in situations that aren't dangerous? No.

Still, this is a simplification of the truth. Cutting fear out of your life only makes a person reckless.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4428411

Its possible that perhaps there is more than one kind of fear. Like the fear of jumping off that cliff (because you know it will kill you, keeping you un-reckless) Or an underlying deep fear of lets say, fear of not being successful or whatever. One is about your immediate situation, the other about a ongoing or future situation.